A newsletter for doctors by doctors
Why good fortune determines what care you receive
Aug 30, 2026
Never be confused about your total rewards statement again...
Aug 16, 2026
The case for and against a blanket ban on political symbols
Aug 2, 2026
From 85-hour workweeks in 1962 to Chaotic treatments in 2026
Jul 19, 2026
The profession is divided, and not just between yes and no, but between the loud and the silent...
Jul 5, 2026
Is NHS Online the future of hospital medicine?
Jun 21, 2026
Why wealth doesn’t make it past three generations?
Jun 7, 2026
Must we accept a country full of crumbling hospitals in a time of fiscal constraints?
May 24, 2026
Exploring the non-medics’ love-hate relationship with hospital stories
May 10, 2026
How Healthcare funding differs across the channel
Apr 26, 2026
What was the deal rejected by the BMA committee before it could be given to members?
Apr 5, 2026
Exploring the bidirectional link between youth unemployment and mental health outcomes
Mar 29, 2026
69 Seats, 247 Candidates and the Politics of the Headcount
Mar 22, 2026
Is the BMA’s initial 2-year grandfathering policy about to be changed?
Mar 15, 2026
Doctors are trained in the ways of prolonging life, does that make them best suited to assisting death?
Mar 8, 2026
Although unpopular, is this exam saving us from something even worse?
Mar 1, 2026
When does autonomy outweigh safety?
Feb 22, 2026
Should UK Training Pathways be Shortened?
Feb 15, 2026
The ballot survived the “silent veto” — next time, it won’t have to...
Feb 8, 2026
What the Ancient Greeks Can Teach the BMA about Democracy?
Feb 1, 2026
What this paradigm shift means for the NHS and its doctors
Jan 25, 2026
What’s the point of the exam if the speciality will just repeat it?
Jan 11, 2026
Is the BMA right to use 2008 as the benchmark for pay erosion?
Jan 4, 2026
While the world celebrates beginnings, the ward teaches us about endings
Dec 28, 2025
With turnout up and rejection clear, the government’s hope of ‘strike fatigue’ was wishful thinking
Dec 21, 2025